Regional Tax Manager, Middle-East

About Ant International

Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. Through collaboration across the private and public sectors, our unified techfin platform supports financial institutions and merchants of all sizes to achieve inclusive growth through a comprehensive range of cutting-edge digital payment and financial services solutions.

Our Mission

To make it easy to do business anywhere, bringing small and beautiful changes to the world.

Our Vision

To be the most innovative and trusted digital partner to bring inclusive growth to all.

What you'll do:

You will be responsible for all tax matters of Ant International in the Middle-East Region. Jurisdictions covered include Saudi Arabia, UAE and other markets that Ant International enter into.

• Tax Compliance, Reporting and Management:
• Ensure full compliance with local tax legislations for the Middle East region, including timely filing of corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT returns, etc.
• Manage the month-end closing process, including monthly CIT provision and transfer pricing calculation.
• Manage relationships with Government authorities and external tax advisors; Handle tax enquiry from tax authorities and manage tax controversy, if any.
• Manage transfer pricing policy, processes, and procedures in collaboration with the Group tax team.
• Tax Advisory and Transaction Support:
• Support on product launch - Advise on tax implications of business transactions and propose solutions to minimize tax costs, based on in-depth understanding of the business details.
• Manage resolutions with tax authorities, e.g. leading advanced tax ruling process, if applicable.
• Support on the set-up of new entities; advise on tax efficient structure.
• Review and update tax policies and processes, keeping the business and Group tax team informed of tax issues and legislative changes.

What we're looking for:

We do not expect candidates to be an expert in all the local tax requirements of all the jurisdictions that Ant International operates in Middle-East. However, we do expect the candidate to have:

• knowledge of Saudi Arabia tax and exposure to UAE tax, with 8+ years experience.
• Willing to research topics proactively to minimize the use of external tax consultants.
• Willing to look into details.
• to work proactively and independently and be accountable
• in financial industry is not mandatory but good to have.
• experience working in-house is preferred.
• Tax professional – CPA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent is advantageous.

Requirements added by the job poster

• 8+ years of work experience with Tax

• Authorized to work in Saudi Arabia